Seat-receiving structure for vehicle

Abstract

In a seat-receiving structure for a vehicle, seats are mounted on a floor surface within a vehicle room, and are arranged in a forward-rearward direction, and a seat-receiving recess is formed in and extends downwardly from a floor surface disposed rearwardly of the rearmost-row seat, and the rearmost-row seat can be folded in such a manner that a seat back thereof is brought down forwardly to be laid on a seat cushion thereof, and the folded seat can be turned rearwardly about rotation shafts to be received in the seat-receiving recess. The floor surface, in which the seat-receiving recess 11 is formed, is disposed at a level higher than a foot-resting floor surface 3 c for the rearmost-row seat. The rotation shafts 26 on the seat cushion 10 a of the rearmost-row seat 10 are disposed at a level which is lower than the floor surface 3 f , in which the seat-receiving recess 11 is formed, and also is lower than an upper side 11 a of the receiving recess.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A seat-receiving structure for a vehicle wherein seats are mounted on a floor surface within a vehicle room in a forward-rearward direction of the vehicle, 
       a seat-receiving recess portion is formed to dent downwardly from the floor surface disposed rearwardly of the rearmost-row seat,  
       the rearmost-row seat is folded by tilting down forward a seat back to be laid on a seat cushion thereof, and the folded seat is turned rearward about rotation shafts mounted upon a bracket to thereby be received in the seat-receiving recess,  
       the floor surface, in which the seat-receiving recess is formed, is disposed at a level higher than a foot-resting floor surface for the rearmost-row seat, and  
       the rotation shafts and the bracket on the seat cushion on the rearmost-row seat are disposed at a level which is lower than the floor surface, in which the seat-receiving recess is formed, and also are lower than an upper side of the receiving recess.  
     
     
       2. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 1 , in which an upper half portion of the seat-receiving recess defines a receiving portion for receiving the rearmost-row seat, and a lower half portion of the receiving recess defines a receiving portion for receiving a spare tire. 
     
     
       3. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 1 , wherein right and left frames are disposed below a floor of a vehicle at right and left side portions of the floor, respectively, and wide portions spread outwardly in a direction of a width of the vehicle are respectively formed in rear end portions of the right and left frames, respectively, and the seat-receiving recess is provided at a space between the wide portions. 
     
     
       4. A seat-receiving structure for a vehicle comprising: 
       a pair of side frames;  
       a floor panel disposed between the side frames to define a floor surface including a first floor surface and a second floor surface disposed at a level higher than the first floor surface;  
       a plurality of seats arranged on the floor surface in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the seats including a rearmost-row seat having:  
       a seat cushion disposed on the second floor surface in such a manner as to rest feet of a passenger on the first floor surface;  
       a foldable seat back tilting down forwardly with respect to the seat cushion; and  
       a rotation shaft mounted upon a bracket is provided on side portions of the seat cushion so that the folded seat is turned rearwardly therearound; and  
       a receiving recess portion disposed rearwardly of the rearmost-row seat and between the side frames in such a manner as to dent downwardly from the second floor surface,  
       wherein the floor surface covering the receiving recess portion is disposed at the substantially same level as the second floor surface, and  
       the rotation shaft and the bracket are disposed within and attached to the receiving recess portion at a level lower than the floor surface of the receiving recess portion.  
     
     
       5. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the seats is disposed on the first floor surface. 
     
     
       6. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the floor panel is integrally formed in such a manner as to connect the first floor surface with the second floor surface. 
     
     
       7. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the receiving recess portion includes a partition plate to partition an upper receiving recess portion for receiving the rearmost-row seat, and a lower receiving recess portion for receiving a spare tire. 
     
     
       8. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the rearmost-row seat further includes a mat connected to a back surface of the seat cushion and the second floor surface to define the floor surface of the receiving recess portion when the rearmost-row seat is received in the receiving recess portion. 
     
     
       9. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the rear end portions of the side frames respectively include wide portions spread outwardly in a direction of a width of the vehicle, and the receiving recess portion is provided at a space between the wide portions. 
     
     
       10. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a cross-member is disposed between a bending portion and a front surface of the receiving recess portion, the cross member being located at a position higher than the foot-resting floor surface for the rearmost row seat. 
     
     
       11. The seat-receiving structure according to  claim 4 , wherein a cross-member is disposed between a bending portion and a front surface of the receiving recess portion, the cross member being located at a position higher than the foot-resting floor surface for the rearmost row seat.